Not because I didn’t enjoy the thrill and convenience of flying in a bush plane—I did—but because the bumpy Alaskan air on the mild July afternoon bullied us from the jump. “They don’t call it Windy ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory says that if the snowcapped volcano erupts, the impacts could include damage to aircraft from ash.

Alaska’s Mount Spurr, a volcano about 80 miles away from the state’s largest city, will “likely” erupt in the coming weeks or ...

Mount Spurr, located about 75 miles West of Anchorage, has been acting up in recent weeks, prompting officials at the U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Volcano Observatory to issue a yellow alert.

A group of fishermen brought in and safely released a great white shark between 12 and 13 feet long and weighing more than ...